Rotating Titles - Reaseach

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIOvlibX-jA&safe=active

When it came to making the titles, most were no problem. However, I couldn't figure out how to rotate the texts and even after asking around, I couldn't find the solution. Therefore I had to turn to YouTube tutorials, where I came across a video that explained it (check link above). Most of the video wasn't very useful but it did have the answers I was looking for.



After watching this tutorial I was able to change my work from this horizontal text, where it just stands out incorrectly against the lipstick lid:

to this slanted text:

This helps improve my work as the titles fit better with their surroundings and become more involved in the feature, making them more eye catching to the audience and more memorable.

First attempt at Garage Band

When I started with my thriller music, I chose to use Garage Band to create it as it is efficient, easy to use and allows you to manipulate the instrument's volume, pitch and speed to your liking. Below is a demonstration of how I used Garage Band. Yet after learning how to use the programme properly, I had many different attempts of what my thriller music would be like, and came to the conclusion that it would be more effective for my thriller if I found and edited an already published song.

Below is my first try at Garage Band and my first idea for the thriller audio.

Obsession Title Sequence - 2

This video is an updated version of the first opening sequence. It has been edited and improved along with the help of peoples' feedback. Some people, after watching this clip, were asked to answer  a few questions to help me with  my next steps.
Even though there is still no audio in this clip, as it still needed some adjustments, the audience were quite impressed and pleased with it, due to there being effects to help entertain people as well as make it interesting to view.

Music Tutorial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vc2oYF2eVKA

For my first time on Garage Band, I looked up some tutorials, such as the one listed above, and then started experimenting on the programme. In one of our later Media lessons we also had one of the music teachers go through the programme further,  allowing us to be better able to develop our own audio for the opening sequence.


My first attempt at Garage Band

Props and costumes

The audience should be able to relate to the characters, therefore they will wear up to date clothing. As the film will be set in Autumn time with weather changing from day to day, like peoples' friendships, they will tend to wear: warm coats or jumpers, tops with thin fabric or short sleeves beneath, jeans of mid or dark tone, shoes fit for rain or shine like boots or convers shoes and the main character will occasionally wear a scarf, gloves or a hat, of which one of these items will 'disappear'.

The props are mainly everyday objects that will be used in the opening sequence as a way of linking the victim to the villain. This will be done by having the main character appear in one shot holding/using a prop and then cut to a different shot where the same prop has been put onto a table with the other props, under the light of a candle to give a dark atmosphere and give the impression that something is not right about by the way it is all laid out.


Setting and props







Obsession Opening Sequence - Rough Cut - Evaluation

After having posted this video on youtube and sharing it on my Facebook, I asked people to watch it and comment their likes and dislikes. Not all of the comments proved to be helpful as it wasn't clear that there intentionally was no audio, apart from three small scenes. Therefore many people kept saying comments similar to: "Maybe you could add some creepy music in the background to build tension" or "Same on the creepy music, but definitely keep in the loud and sudden sounds (like the straw being cut and stuff)". As I still had not added the audio, theses were not the comments I was hoping for although, they did not go to waste as they would help me with my next updated video. Therefore I was more prepared with the type of music people were expecting.

Some of the comments of the footage was reassuring and helped me decide how much of it to use. For example: "The candles and the burning paper thing was amazing"and "Ooooh creepy! Especially loved the candles being lit at the beginning and going out at the end!". From these comments I have decided that the candle scenes will be the main feature in the opening sequence. Due to the candle scenes signifying the present and the other scenes in the park signifying memories and the past, the present scenes have to be clearer and more focused than the others. However, they need to still represent the person's unsteadiness, so there will be the occasional flash or distortion. 

Second Time Filming - Video Diary

Some things I have failed to mention in the video diary are that, although the actors and the lighting didn't go as I originally intended, lots of close ups had been a part of the plan. So the fact that I was unable to achieve a long shot of the group actually helped in making the main focus clearer, due to there being confusion as to who is who and enforcing the idea that you can't always trust what you see and think to be true.
Most of the lighting was natural but there were some torches nearby in case things became darker than planned. The shade of the trees in the park meant that there wasn't direct sunlight, which would have made things unfocused and fuzzy.